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This photo makes an ID difficult but this spider was all black and almost shiny looking and about the size of a nickel. It was inside of my bag of mulched leaves and crawled out and under the bag.
Unidentified
Picture ID 166322
I dont know! Maybe someone else will know
I hope so! I think it might be a western black widow based on my research. The photo doesn’t do the shininess and colour (or absence of colour) justice! Also I looked at a nickel and my size reference was inaccurate. I think it was closer to the size of a dime.
Well hopefully someone comes along! I doubt it is a WesternBlack Widow. But as you said the photo doesnt do the justice of its real appearance.
Sorry, I can’t tell from the photo. I tried Google Lens computer vision on it to see what it suggests from the shape. It recognized it as an arachnid – tick or a spider – but gave many different suggestions. Composting yard debris and low tree branches is my favorite way to find spiders. I put mine in barrels for the City to pick up. Spiders rise to the top, insects don’t. In the late 1800´s researchers piled organic debris in the center of white sheets to see the spiders that climb out.
I didnt know about that tactic! I will have to try it in the future with a white sheet! You teach something new every message. Much respect!
Thanks! I just posted a map from a 1899? spider research survey done with brush on white sheets technique. I found the maps in a 1910´s hardbound archive of the journal Appalachia. “Appalachia” is still in-print by the Appalachian Mountain Club. found the archives in a library of one of one of their hiking lodges.
Awesome! I have done some hiking around in the Appalachian Mtns in North Carolina area.
That’s ok! Thanks for your reply. I got a video of it that better represents its size and shape but you can’t post those here. Very neat info! Thanks for sharing
Anytime!!